This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient Indian History – Quiz 83 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient Indian History Quiz 83 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What natural barrier is on the northern border of India? A) Himalaya Mountains. B) The Nile Delta. C) Deserts. D) Cataracts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Himalaya Mountains. 2. State of eternal peace and happiness A) Nirvana. B) Buddha. C) 4 Noble Truths. D) Dharma. E) 8 fold path. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nirvana. 3. What is one of the mountain ranges along the northern border of India? A) Appalachian. B) Alps. C) Himalayans. D) Andes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Himalayans. 4. Whats the most popular religion in India A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Christianity. D) Atheism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buddhism. 5. Which of these is an ancient Indian language? A) Sanskrit. B) Nomadic. C) Aryan. D) Persian. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sanskrit. 6. Why do scholars believe that the Indus Valley had a highly developed civilization? A) It left behind many written records. B) Its cities show a high level of planning. C) It had a highly organized religion. D) Its royal tombs hold many artifacts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Its cities show a high level of planning. 7. Which is an Indian social class whose members are restricted in their jobs and interaction with people of other social classes? A) Pilgrim. B) Caste. C) Guru. D) Veda. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Caste. 8. After the horse, Kanthaka, reincarnated to become a Brahmin, he saw the Buddha. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. Which one best describes the untouchables? A) Well respected. B) Lowest on the Caste System. C) Second from the top, underneath Gods. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lowest on the Caste System. 10. Collections of hymns, poems, and rituals honoring ancient Aryan gods A) Crow. B) Ratha. C) Mahabharata. D) Vedas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vedas. 11. What is a piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides? A) Subcontinent. B) Bay. C) Island. D) Peninsula. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Peninsula. 12. The division of Indian society into groups. A) Caste system. B) Karma. C) Jainism. D) Raja. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Caste system. 13. Which part of the caste system preformed "unclean" jobs? A) Brahmin. B) Vaishya. C) Sudra. D) Dalit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dalit. 14. Indian classes reflected an informal division of labor. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. The Himalayan Mountains at first acted as a barrier for India. How did this impact the people in India? A) Helped protect them from invasions but also separated them from the outside world. B) Helped improve communication and spread new ideas with Asia and Europe. C) Helped make traveling easier to trade with the rest of Asia. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Helped protect them from invasions but also separated them from the outside world. 16. Determine whether the phrase below describes Hinduism, Buddhism, or both.Ultimate goal is moksha. A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinduism. 17. Which ruler created the first Indian Empire and what was it called? A) Chandragupta Maurya. B) Asoka. C) Chandra Gupta I. D) Chandra Gupta. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chandragupta Maurya. 18. Siddhartha meditated about the way to reach true happiness and peace, also called A) Alms. B) Nirvana. C) The Four Noble Truths. D) Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nirvana. 19. The ..... were a group of nomadic people that came from the area of southern Russia and northern Iran. A) Aryans. B) Mesopotamians. C) Romans. D) Huns. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aryans. 20. The desert in India that provided protection from invasions A) Gobi Desert. B) Sahara Desert. C) Thar Desert. D) Sonoran Desert. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thar Desert. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesIndian History QuizzesAncient Indian History Quiz 1Ancient Indian History Quiz 2Ancient Indian History Quiz 3Ancient Indian History Quiz 4Ancient Indian History Quiz 5Ancient Indian History Quiz 6Ancient Indian History Quiz 7Ancient Indian History Quiz 8Ancient Indian History Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books